Lily Allen poses in lingerie and a sheer nightie as she takes to the stage on the opening night of her West End Girl tour in Glasgow – as fans brand the show ‘a school singalong’

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Lily Allen wowed the crowd with her performance in Glasgow on Monday, kicking off her West End Girl tour while wearing lingerie.

During her performance, the 40-year-old singer wore pink satin underwear and a see-through negligee with lace detailing, as seen in photos from the show.

Lily’s performance thrilled her fans, and it was easy to understand why. She captivated the audience with a series of beautiful outfits while performing all twelve songs on her set list.

The mother of two performed while wearing a black lace bodysuit, shiny red leather shorts, and fishnet stockings, all near a messy, unmade bed.

Oh my gosh, and then she wore this amazing pink tweed suit! It totally reminded me of Chanel – a gorgeous, fitted jacket and this perfect matching skirt. But the shoes! Seriously, they were these incredible platform heels, like, ridiculously high and fabulous. I couldn’t take my eyes off of it all!

For the performance, she wore a long, black leather dress without straps, and her hair was styled up and off her shoulders.

Following the performance, some audience members expressed confusion about the show’s structure and the relatively short amount of time – just 45 minutes – that the artist spent on stage.

Everyone enjoyed watching Lily perform her new album in its entirety, though a few people weren’t as impressed with the first part of the performance.

The audience enjoyed a 55-minute instrumental performance of popular songs like ‘Not Fair,’ ‘The Fear,’ and ‘Smile’ by a string trio.

This part of the show got a varied reaction. Some people found it amusing and over-the-top, while others felt it was simple and reminiscent of a children’s school performance.

Critics reacted to X’s post-concert performance on social media, comparing it unfavorably to a simple school sing-along and suggesting a different act would be better suited for the arena tour.

Lily Allen began her performance of ‘West End Girl’ with an orchestral version of her popular songs, but didn’t actually sing the songs themselves – an unusual approach. She performed ‘West End Girl’ in its entirety, and nothing else, which is a rather interesting decision.

I’m a little confused – is Lily Allen performing for 45 minutes? While I’m excited to see her tour again and the show looks great, I’m worried that having three people play her songs instead of her singing them won’t work well in larger venues.

Watching Lily Allen’s opening act in Glasgow – a string trio playing her songs with lyrics displayed for a singalong – was the most hilariously over-the-top performance I’ve ever witnessed.

Even though there were concerns about how the performance would go, Lily’s show was apparently worth the short delay.

Fans shared their excitement online, with many praising Lily Allen’s performance of ‘West End Girl.’ One fan called it one of the most incredible and moving stage shows they’d ever witnessed, and expressed their happiness that she chose Glasgow to begin her tour. They were thrilled to have been in the audience.

Fans are thrilled that Lily Allen actually performed her album live, exactly as advertised – something people have been requesting from artists for ages. It’s surprising anyone would complain about getting exactly what they paid for, like seeing her perform ‘West End Girl’!

A fan reminded everyone that it was previously stated Lily would only sing songs from her album, West End Girl.

Lily recently announced she’d regained her voice, which is great news considering she was about to start her first tour in seven years, the West End Girl tour. She had previously revealed she’d temporarily lost her voice just before the tour was scheduled to begin.

On Wednesday, she posted a new video online while practicing for her upcoming tour.

Okay, so I just saw this clip of Lily, and she’s prepping for her tour – just five days to go! She was talking to her team, and she’s temporarily lost some of the lower range in her voice, which she actually finds pretty interesting. It’s a common thing for singers when they’re pushing themselves hard, and she seems to be taking it in stride, which I love to see!

Lily’s voice appeared croaky and breaking at points as she snuffled towards the end of the clip.

Lily’s show will now be moving to Liverpool, Newcastle, Bristol and Cardiff.

The tour will finish with two nights of performances by Lily at the famous London Palladium.

Lily chose to stay home and relax with her close friend Miquita Oliver on Saturday night instead of attending the BRIT Awards, prioritizing rest before her upcoming tour.

She was photographed looking bored and sarcastically yawning during the two-and-a-half-hour event that night.

She didn’t win any of the three awards she was nominated for at the glamorous event – including the Best Album prize for her record, West End Girl. Sources say she was very upset that she wasn’t asked to perform at the show.

The BRIT Awards organizers fully expected her to be there, even assigning her a seat and placing a ‘Madeline’ cake nearby – a playful reference to her song about her ex-husband David Harbour’s infidelity.

During his opening remarks, BRIT Awards host Jack Whitehall playfully acknowledged Lily Allen, noting her three nominations. He praised her album, ‘West End Girl,’ saying it didn’t just make a splash – it was a massive success, ‘destroying a harbour’ with its impact.

Sources close to the music industry say the singer, who was born in London, found out she wasn’t going to win any awards and chose not to attend the ceremony. This year’s event was held in Manchester, a first for the awards show.

Lily was feeling under the weather with a cold last week, and with her first tour in seven years beginning on Monday, she and her team didn’t want her to overexert herself by going out to a party.

As a huge fan, I’ve been following everything about this, and people close to the artist have said she absolutely would have been at any BRITs after-party if she’d taken home an award – it would have been her first in fifteen years, and she wouldn’t have missed it for the world!

Lily was hurt that her impressive return to music wasn’t acknowledged, and she couldn’t help but feel critical when Noel Gallagher won the Songwriter of the Year award, especially since he hadn’t released any new songs.

According to a source, Lily was thrilled to receive three nominations and was optimistic about winning at least one award.

She’s a longtime fan of the BRIT Awards, and receiving recognition for her album – something she put her heart and soul into – would have been a truly special moment.

She didn’t want the media to focus on her simply attending without winning. Knowing the cameras would capture her disappointment, she decided it was best to skip the trip to Manchester, especially since she wasn’t performing anyway.

Preparing for the tour was the priority; attending the award show, where she didn’t expect to win, was less important.

Oh my god, can you BELIEVE it? Noel winning Songwriter of the Year when he hasn’t even released anything new? Lily was absolutely fuming, honestly. It just perfectly captured how annoyed she was with the entire awards show, like it was the last straw. It was so obvious she couldn’t stand it!

Someone close to Lily shared that her top focus right now is her tour, which begins Monday night in Glasgow.

She had planned to attend the BRIT Awards, but her tour rehearsals became more important. Ultimately, she chose to continue rehearsing instead of taking two days away from her packed schedule to travel to Manchester before her tour began.

While other musicians were getting ready for the red carpet at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena with their hair and makeup teams, Lily was relaxing at home in comfortable clothes, watching the show on TV with former T4 presenter Miquita Oliver.

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2026-03-03 15:25